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Architecture of Manitoba

04 July 2012
1905 – Empire Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1905 – Empire Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: Alexander & William Melville Originally conceived as the Cauchon Block, and then converted into an upmarket hotel in 1905 by architects Alexander & William Melville for the railway traveller. Ultimately the Empire...

22 April 2010
1905 – Former Canadian Pacific Station, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1905 – Former Canadian Pacific Station, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architects: E. & W.S. Maxwell This was the fourth depot built by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) from the construction of the main line through the Manitoba capital in the early 1880′s. Construction...

23 July 2012
1905 – Former Carnegie Library, William St., Winnipeg

1905 – Former Carnegie Library, William St., Winnipeg

Architect: Samuel Hooper The Carnegie Public Library was officially opened on October 11th, 1905 by Governor General Earl Grey and functioned as Winnipeg’s central library until the completion of the Centennial Library in...

14 April 2010
1905 – Hotel de Ville, St. Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1905 – Hotel de Ville, St. Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: Victor W. Horwood Home to the largest French speaking population outside of Quebec in Canada, St Boniface was formally amalgamated with Winnipeg in 1972. The town was established in 1818 by Fr....

21 April 2010
1905 – Manitoba Club, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1905 – Manitoba Club, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: S. Frank Peters A fine large brick building designed to house a gentleman’s club in the early 20th century. The interior is opulent and well preserved. The site was chosen because at...

13 August 2010
1905 – Northern Bank, Winnipeg

1905 – Northern Bank, Winnipeg

Architect: George W. Northwood Established as Winnipeg’s Northern Bank in 1905 and merging with the exclusively Ontario-based Crown Bank of Canada in 1908 to form the Northern Crown Bank. Winnipeg remained the new...

13 April 2010
1905 – St Luke’s Anglican Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1905 – St Luke’s Anglican Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: C.F. Bridgeman St. Luke’s Anglican is probably one of the best pieces of church architecture in Winnipeg. The main building was designed by Winnipeg architect C.F. Bridgeman while the attached parish hall...

17 December 2009
1905 – St Thomas’s Anglican Church, Manitoba

1905 – St Thomas’s Anglican Church, Manitoba

This little church provides a little conundrum – is it rendered over timber siding, as suggested by the upper level of the tower’s exposed timber; or is it a rendered stone building with...

08 July 2010
1905 – Walker Theatre (Burton Cummings), Winnipeg, Manitoba

1905 – Walker Theatre (Burton Cummings), Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: Howard C. Stone The Walker Theatre, now known as the Burton Cummings, is the city’s oldest surviving grand theatre and was built in 1905 with 2030 seats. It has been designated a...